(Clearwisdom.net) The New Year had just passed when practitioners from Helsinki and other cities in Finland held a retreat from January 6-8, 2005. The practitioners studied the Falun Gong teachings, shared experiences and insights, and practiced the exercises together. At noon on January 7, a peaceful appeal was held at the Chinese Embassy calling for an immediate end to the campaign of genocide against Falun Gong practitioners.
In the afternoon, practitioners held an activity to raise awareness about the persecution in the tube station. Many people stopped to read the display boards, talk with the practitioners and take leaflets so that they could find out more about Falun Gong and the human rights violations against people who practice in China.
A young Finnish boy, who practices Falun Gong with his mother, traveled all the way from central Finland to join the retreat. During the three days, he behaved like the older practitioners and strived forward to do the three things well: study the Falun Gong teachings, expose the persecution and send righteous thoughts. January 6 was his 11th birthday so everyone at the retreat sang happy birthday to him in Finnish, English and Chinese and happily celebrated his special day with him.
 Sending forth righteous thoughts in front of the Chinese Embassy |  Introducing Falun Dafa |  11-year-old Finnish Dafa practitioner |
Category: Rallies & Protests
